[webkit-dev] downloading src

[Jack Wootton]

Hi,

I the directory structure I'm using is D:\WebKit, so it's about as
high up as it can be :p

I guess I'll try a an older version of SVN.

Cheers,
Jack

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 4:53 PM, David Kilzer <ddkilzer at webkit.org> wrote:
> Windows has a restriction on the total length of the path to a file in the filesystem of about 255 characters.  If you're checking out WebKit source in a "deep" subdirectory, you could be hitting this limit on some subdirectories (but not others).
>
> http://en-passant.blogspot.com/2004/11/file-length-path-length-restrictions.html
> http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/filenames.htm
>
> I believe Windows will simply refuse to create a file if the limit is reached, so this could explain the error messages below.  Please try checking out WebKit to the root of a drive (C:\WebKit), or under one subdirectory (C:\Source\WebKit).
>
> Since svn-1.5.x is relatively new, you could also try grabbing svn-1.4.x from the Cygwin installer and using it to check out the source.  I would consider the path length restriction above first, though.
>
> Dave
>
>
> On Fri, 8/29/08, Jack Wootton <jackwootton at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> OS = CYGWIN_NT-5.1 i686
>> SVN = 1.5.1
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 5:56 PM, David Kilzer
>> <ddkilzer at webkit.org> wrote:
>> > What operating system are you using ("uname
>> -a")?
>> >
>> > Which version of the Subversion client are you using
>> ("svn --version")?  If it's 1.3.x, please
>> install a newer version.  It had timeout issues checking out
>> large repositories, as I recall.
>> >
>> > Dave
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, 8/28/08, Jack Wootton
>> <jackwootton at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> OK, so I decided to start over and remove the
>> entire WebKit
>> >> directory.
>> >>  Now I get the following error when attempting to
>> download
>> >> / checkout
>> >> the src using the following command:
>> >>
>> >> svn checkout
>> http://svn.webkit.org/repository/webkit/trunk
>> >> WebKit
>> >>
>> >> /************** Start error
>> ***********************/
>> >>
>> >> svn: In directory
>> >> 'WebKit/LayoutTests/fast/encoding'
>> >> svn: Error processing command 'readonly'
>> in
>> >> 'WebKit/LayoutTests/fast/encoding'
>> >> svn: Can't change perms of file
>> >>
>> 'WebKit/LayoutTests/fast/encoding/.svn/text-base/decoder-allow-null-chars.html.svn-base':
>> >> No such file or directory
>> >>
>> >> /************** Finish error
>> ***********************/
>> >>
>> >> Inside the WebKit directory I have the following
>> >> (permissions, size, name):
>> >>
>> >> /************** Start directory listing
>> >> ***********************/
>> >>
>> >> drwxr-xr-x+, 0, BugsSite
>> >> -rw-r--r--, 119665, ChangeLog
>> >> -rw-r--r--, 12862, GNUmakefile.am
>> >> drwxr-xr-x+, 0, JavaScriptCore
>> >> drwxr-xr-x+, 0, JavaScriptGlue
>> >> drwxr-xr-x+, 0, LayoutTests
>> >> -rw-r--r--, 1240, Makefile.shared
>> >> drwxr-xr-x+, 0, PageLoadTests
>> >> drwxr-xr-x+, 0, PlanetWebKit
>> >> drwxr-xr-x+, 0, WebCore
>> >> drwxr-xr-x+, 0, WebKit
>> >> -rw-r--r--, 258, WebKit.pro
>> >> drwxr-xr-x+, 0, WebKitLibraries
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> /************** Finish directory listing
>> >> ***********************/
>> >>
>> >> The size of many of the directories is 0.  I
>> assume this is
>> >> a symptom
>> >> of the error message I received?  Any suggestions
>> about the
>> >> cause or
>> >> what I can do to solve it?
>> >>
>> >> Many thanks,
>> >> Jack
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 6:44 PM, David Kilzer
>> >> <ddkilzer at webkit.org> wrote:
>> >> > Sounds like your connection is timing out.
>> >> >
>> >> > I would suggest deleting (rm -rf dirname) the
>> last
>> >> directory that SVN was trying to check out, then
>> changing
>> >> directories into "WebKit" (cd WebKit),
>> and finally
>> >> running "svn update" to pick up the rest
>> of the
>> >> directories.
>> >> >
>> >> > Dave
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On Tue, 8/26/08, Jack Wootton
>> >> <jackwootton at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> After running the following command:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> svn checkout
>> >> http://svn.webkit.org/repository/webkit/trunk
>> >> >> WebKit
>> >> >>
>> >> >> As specified here:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> http://webkit.org/building/checkout.html
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I receive the following error:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> svn: REPORT of
>> >> >>
>> '/repository/webkit/!svn/vcc/default':
>> >> Could not
>> >> >> read
>> >> >> response body: connection was closed by
>> server
>> >> >> (http://svn.webki
>> >> >> t.org)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Perhaps this is why I am not downloading
>> all the
>> >> >> directories :p
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Can someone help?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Cheers,
>> >> >> Jack
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 5:43 PM, Darin
>> Adler
>> >> >> <darin at apple.com> wrote:
>> >> >> > On Aug 22, 2008, at 9:14 AM, Jack
>> Wootton
>> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> I had directories containing src
>> >> (JavaScriptCore
>> >> >> etc), but no
>> >> >> >> 'WebKitTools' dir.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > That's very strange. The
>> WebKitTools
>> >> directory is
>> >> >> right next to
>> >> >> > JavaScriptCore and there's no
>> important
>> >> difference
>> >> >> between the two
>> >> >> > directories. But it is the last
>> directory
>> >> >> alphabetically so you might see a
>> >> >> > problem if you were checking out and
>> it
>> >> failed part
>> >> >> way through.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > The directories are:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >    BugsSite
>> >> >> >    JavaScriptCore
>> >> >> >    JavaScriptGlue
>> >> >> >    LayoutTests
>> >> >> >    PageLoadTests
>> >> >> >    PlanetWebKit
>> >> >> >    SunSpider
>> >> >> >    WebCore
>> >> >> >    WebKit
>> >> >> >    WebKitExamplePlugins
>> >> >> >    WebKitLibraries
>> >> >> >    WebKitSite
>> >> >> >    WebKitTools
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > You could check to see if you have
>> them all.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >    -- Darin
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Regards
>> >> >> Jack
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Regards
>> >> Jack
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards
>> Jack
>



-- 
Regards
Jack